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SUPERIOR COURT |
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| FIRST NAMED
PLAINTIFF vs.
FIRST NAMED DEFENDANT |
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF FAIRFIELD AT BRIDGEPORT
(Date of Status Conference) |
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BRIDGEPORT PILOT
PROGRAM
Standing Order No. 2 – 24 month
cases
(Revised May 14, 2003)
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IT IS ORDERED that all
Requests to Revise, Motions to Dismiss, and Motions to Strike be filed
no later than 120 days from the return date in this case. All pleadings
are to be closed and a Certificate of Closed Pleadings must be filed
within ten (10) months of the return date, in the
following manner: (1) defendants must file an answer no later than six
(6) months after the return date; (2) any counterclaims, cross-claims,
or third party complaints must be filed no later than eight (8) months
after the return date; (3) responses to those pleadings must be filed
within thirty (30) days thereafter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
all parties file Interrogatories and Request(s) for
Disclosure/Production within forty-five (45) days of the date of the
defendant(s)’ appearance. If the defendant does not appear, a Motion for
Default for Failure to Appear and, following the granting of the same, a
Claim for Hearing in Damages shall be filed. Compliance with Discovery
shall be made within four (4) months of the filing date. If timely
compliance is not made, the moving party shall, within fourteen (14)
business days after said compliance date, file a Motion for Sanctions.
Failure to file that Motion for Sanctions may constitute a waiver of the
right to seek discovery compliance at any later date.
Objections to non-standard requests for discovery must
be filed within fourteen (14) days of the date of the discovery request.
No objections to the standard request for discovery shall be filed.
Resolution of objections (by court order or by agreement of counsel)
must occur within seventy (70) days after the filing of the objections
pursuant to Sections 13-8(b) and 13-10(c) of the Rules of Practice.
Failure to resolve disputed discovery requests within this time frame
may constitute a withdrawal of objections – at the court’s discretion.
When objections are overruled, compliance shall be within fourteen (14)
days of such court order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
all Motions for Summary Judgment be filed within fourteen (14) months of
the return date. All objections to said motion and claim for short
calendar shall be due within sixty (60) days of the filing of said
motion.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
all depositions – to include parties, fact, and expert witnesses –be
completed within twenty-one (21) months of the return date. Any and all
independent medical exams (IMEs) must occur within twelve (12) months of
the return date and the results thereof must be made available to
plaintiff(s)’ counsel within sixty (60) days after the IME.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
all counsel and parties appear for a special master pretrial twenty-two
(22) months after the return date. Insurance adjusters are strongly
encouraged to attend. Your case has been
assigned for a Special Masters Pretrial on the following date:
(Date)
Not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the above
pretrial, the plaintiff(s)’ attorney must file with Caseflow and provide
to all defense counsel a pretrial memorandum. Issues in dispute must be
identified by the defendant(s)’ attorney not less than seven (7) days
prior to pretrial. If the parties are ready for a pretrial before the
scheduled date, please advise the Court Officer. Additionally, in the
event that your case does not settle at the above pretrial,
your case has been assigned for trial on the following
date:
(Date)
If the matter is settled at pretrial, the plaintiff
must file a withdrawal that day. No
continuance of the pretrial date or of the trial date shall be granted
for any reason.
No motion to preclude any trial evidence shall be
heard until a trial judge has been assigned.
The discovery judge assigned to this file is:
(Judge)
THE PREFIX (Respective Prefix) MUST
PRECEDE THE DOCKET NUMBER ON ALL PLEADINGS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STATUS OF EACH SUCH CASE SHALL BE
CLOSELY MONITORED AND, THUS, THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE
DEADLINES MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL/ DEFAULT JUDGMENTS SUA SPONTE.
SHOULD SUCH JUDGMENTS BE OPENED, THE ABOVE STATED DEADLINES SHALL
CONTINUE TO APPLY; THUS, NO MOTION TO OPEN OR SET ASIDE SHALL OPERATE TO
DELAY THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER.
(Docket Number)
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
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Dewey, J.
I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of this
Scheduling Order on ________________. (Date)
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15 Month Cases
